Interaction Designer - Planning Inspectorate - SEO
We are looking for an experienced and proactive designer to work in our service Teams. You’ll work in a multiskilled team to deliver changes to our citizen facing and internal services. You will help to improve how Planning Inspectorate delivers services for our customers.
The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.
We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.
For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please see the information pack attached. You can also view our careers page atCivil Service Careers
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and proactive interaction designer. Your work will help us meet Planning Inspectorates’ strategic direction and goals.
You will be able to focus on delivery and take responsibility for the quality of work produced. You will use your knowledge and expertise to organise work. You will be able to communicate and work collaboratively with others. You must have experience of designing services everyone can use. Your design work will meet user needs and you must be able to build working-code prototypes. You will be able to followGOV.UK style guidelines. You have experience of turning complex requirements into simple user journeys and interactions.
Youwillwork with a multi-disciplinary project team. You will analyse problems and design solutions to those problems. You will help to ensure that services focus on user needs. You will work with other designers to improve design approaches and strategies. Your work will meet project goals and delivery cycles. Youwillbe an integral part of the digital team and help maintain design and data standards.
For full information on the role and assessment process please refer to the candidate pack attached.
This role is contractually based at Temple Quay House, Bristol which is currently out of use due to undergoing refurbishment work. In the interim, we have the use of alternative office space in very close proximity to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview.
Person specification
* Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams to embed user-centred design practices and deliver continuous design work.
* Experience of designing interactions professionally for the web and mobile in a range of design environments.
* Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and experience of ensuring that digital services are accessible to all users, including users with low digital skills.
* Demonstrable experience of prototyping in HTML & CSS.
* Experience with a wide range of design software (e.g. Mural, GitHub, code editors).
* Experience of applying Agile principles in practice.
* Encourage joined up teamwork within own team and across other groups.
* Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. Collaborate with these to share information, resources and support.
* Experience of using the GOV.UK prototyping kit.
* Experience designing GOV.UK services and the Government Service Standard.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Working Together
* Delivering at Pace
* Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Experience of prototyping, experience with a wide range of design software, assessed in sift and interview. Preferred experience of working on GOV.UK projects, with the GDS prototyping kit.
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